Table 1.

Location of sentinel node in individual subjects. The mean tumor size was 4.9 cm (range, 3–7 cm)

No.	Diagnosis	Operation procedure	Blue-dyed sentinel node
1	adenocarcinoma	distal pancreatectomy	solitary in station 7
2	adenocarcinoma	gastroenteroanastomosis	solitary in station 11 p
3	adenocarcinoma	distal pancreatectomy	solitary in station 11 p
4	adenocarcinoma	triple bypass	–
5	adenocarcinoma	triple bypass	–
6	adenocarcinoma	triple bypass	–
7	adenocarcinoma	triple bypass	–
8	adenocarcinoma	triple bypass	–
9	adenocarcinoma	distal pancreatectomy	–
10	adenocarcinoma	distal pancreatectomy	–
11	adenocarcinoma	gastroenteroanastomosis	two routes; blue node in station 9 and negative in station 14a
12	adenocarcinoma	triple bypass	–
13	adenocarcinoma	gastroenteroanastomosis	solitary in station 11 p